* methods/connect.cc:

  - remember hosts with Resolve failures or connect Timeouts
    see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NetworklessInstallationFixes

3 files changed, 25 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index fb9f0fc5c..8dac41bb8 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(buildlib)
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER(include/config.h:buildlib/config.h.in include/apti18n.h:buildlib/apti18n.h.in)
 
 dnl -- SET THIS TO THE RELEASE VERSION --
-AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(VERSION,"0.7.9ubuntu6")
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(VERSION,"0.7.9ubuntu7")
 PACKAGE="apt"
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(PACKAGE,"$PACKAGE")
 AC_SUBST(PACKAGE)
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index d1d3c5697..84f68dbf8 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+apt (0.7.9ubuntu7) hardy; urgency=low
+
+  * methods/connect.cc:
+    - remember hosts with Resolve failures or connect Timeouts
+      see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NetworklessInstallationFixes
+
+ -- Michael Vogt <michael.vogt@ubuntu.com>  Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:38:35 +0100
+
 apt (0.7.9ubuntu6) hardy; urgency=low
 
   * cmdline/apt-key:
diff --git a/methods/connect.cc b/methods/connect.cc
index 145001fb3..c5d57a99f 100644
--- a/methods/connect.cc
+++ b/methods/connect.cc
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sstream>
 
+#include<set>
+#include<string>
+
 // Internet stuff
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
@@ -35,6 +38,9 @@ static int LastPort = 0;
 static struct addrinfo *LastHostAddr = 0;
 static struct addrinfo *LastUsed = 0;
 
+// Set of IP/hostnames that we timed out before or couldn't resolve
+static std::set<string> bad_addr;
+
 // RotateDNS - Select a new server from a DNS rotation			/*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* This is called during certain errors in order to recover by selecting a 
@@ -64,6 +70,10 @@ static bool DoConnect(struct addrinfo *Addr,string Host,
 	       NI_NUMERICHOST|NI_NUMERICSERV);
    Owner->Status(_("Connecting to %s (%s)"),Host.c_str(),Name);
 
+   // if that addr did timeout before, we do not try it again
+   if(bad_addr.find(string(Name)) != bad_addr.end())
+      return false;
+
    /* If this is an IP rotation store the IP we are using.. If something goes
       wrong this will get tacked onto the end of the error message */
    if (LastHostAddr->ai_next != 0)
@@ -88,6 +98,7 @@ static bool DoConnect(struct addrinfo *Addr,string Host,
    /* This implements a timeout for connect by opening the connection
       nonblocking */
    if (WaitFd(Fd,true,TimeOut) == false) {
+      bad_addr.insert(bad_addr.begin(), string(Name));
       Owner->SetFailReason("Timeout");
       return _error->Error(_("Could not connect to %s:%s (%s), "
 			   "connection timed out"),Host.c_str(),Service,Name);
@@ -148,6 +159,10 @@ bool Connect(string Host,int Port,const char *Service,int DefPort,int &Fd,
       Hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;
       Hints.ai_protocol = 0;
       
+      // if we couldn't resolve the host before, we don't try now
+      if(bad_addr.find(Host) != bad_addr.end()) 
+	 return _error->Error(_("Could not resolve '%s'"),Host.c_str());
+
       // Resolve both the host and service simultaneously
       while (1)
       {
@@ -163,6 +178,7 @@ bool Connect(string Host,int Port,const char *Service,int DefPort,int &Fd,
 		  DefPort = 0;
 		  continue;
 	       }
+	       bad_addr.insert(bad_addr.begin(), Host);
 	       Owner->SetFailReason("ResolveFailure");
 	       return _error->Error(_("Could not resolve '%s'"),Host.c_str());
 	    }